Harry Reid roasts Republicans for using rule created by child molester to block Zika funding

[DonViejo]

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) lashed out a Republican “crazies” in the House of Representatives for using the so-called “Hastert rule” to block a bill responding to the Zika outbreak even though former House Speaker Denny Hastert (R-IL), an admitted serial child molester, was serving time in prison.

Reid noted that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had recently blasted Democrats for blocking a bill to fight the Zika outbreak because it restricted Planned Parenthood from providing contraception and other Zika-fighting services to at-risk women.

The Nevada Democrat noted that House Republicans could have passed an acceptable bill if it were not for the Hastert Rule, a policy enacted by former Speaker Hastert that prevents GOP leadership from holding a vote on bills that are not supported by a majority of Republican lawmakers. The rule blocks Democrats from joining with a small number of Republicans to push through bipartisan bills in the House.

“They have what is called the Hastert rule, named after a congressman from Illinois who was the Speaker of the House for a number of years,” Reid explained. “They didn’t want Democrats to be involved and they’re still that way. Even though Hastert’s in prison, they still follow the Hastert rule.” Referring to a late night vote last week, Reid said that Republicans had passed a compromised bill to pacify “all the crazies — I’m sorry to use that term but that’s a term that Speaker Boehner used and I think the more I see of this, I think he had it down pretty pat.”

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[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

1. Funny how we don't hear much about the sacred Hastert "Rule" these days...

For those with short memories, this all goes back to the "rule" against which House Democrats conducted their sit-in - a "rule" which says no bill can be submitted for a vote unless a majority of Republicans say so. A "rule" created by a serial pedophile now serving jail time.

What does this mean for government? Well, it is pretty simple. Take the "no-fly, no-buy" bill. 85-90% of Americans want this bill but the NRA does not. So using the infamous Hastert "rule" no Republican is forced to have their opposition recorded, pulling the wool over their constituents' eyes.

So just remember... every time the Republicans invoke this "rule" and refuse to allow a vote on any bill, they are honoring their congressional hero, Dennis Hastert, the serial pedophile who tried to hush his past with over $3 MILLION payoffs to one of his victim. Dennis Hastert, the House Republican "hero" who is now serving his well-deserved jail time.